The Desmond hotel in Colonie has the following dining options available for Mother’s Day — Sunday, May 8 (prices are per person, plus tax and tip or service charge): Brunch buffet in the Fort Orange and King Street Ballroom and Courtyard. Seating from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. $39.95 ($19.95 for children age 4 to […]
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Max London’s Restaurant & Bar in Saratoga Springs is launching late-night food service (menu after the jump) to complement a new music program. Live music — acoustic on Fridays, jazz on Saturdays, with the Max London Trio as the house band — starts after 10 p.m., beginning this weekend. The kitchen will be open until […]
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Pasta Pane in Clifton Park has introduced a new prix-fixe Tuscan menu featuring three courses with choices for $20. It is available nightly through June 21. The restaurant is located at 18 Park Ave., in Shoppers World Plaza.
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A reader writes: Is this place in Latham still open? Have you or any readers been here, is it worth trying if it is open?? Doesn’t seem like there is ever anything going on there. As it happens, I stopped in on a recent Saturday night after more than a year of not dining at […]
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Hattie’s Restaurant in Saratoga Springs launches a new promotion on Wednesday (4/27) called Buckets and Beers. Available every Wednesday, B&B features $12 buckets of Hattie’s famous fried chicken (six pieces per bucket) as well as $2 Pabst Blue Ribbons. Wednesday is also the start date of a weeknight cocktail party, running 5 to 6:30 p.m. […]
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More than 100 local restaurants are donating dishes for Capital District Community Gardens‘ 24th annual spring brunch, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday (5/1) at the Siek Campus Center at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy. There also will be a large silent auction and free children’s activities. Last year’s brunch attracted more […]
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The 63rd annual Tulip Festival Luncheon will take place at 12:30 p.m. Friday, May 6, at 11 North Pearl Event Centre in downtown Albany. Proceeds will benefit The Food Pantries, a local hunger-relief charity. Tickets, at $35 ($75 for honorary commitee) per person for a three-course lunch and complimentary beverages, are available by calling 458-1167.
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